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Inventory shortage driving up used car prices in Baton Rouge
Used car prices are higher than normal in post-pandemic Baton Rouge because of shortages in both used and new car inventory.
Roundup: Mortgage rates / YEA BR / Credit cards
Dip: Mortgage rates fell for the second week in a row, but their decline may be short-lived, The Washington Post reports. According to data...
Waitr begins delivering to Alex Box Stadium
You can now Waitr your favorite baseball fare straight to your seat in Alex Box Stadium, LSU Athletics and Waitr announced today.
The service will...
Get to know Susanne Hall, a 2021 Influential Woman in Business
When Susanne Hall spoke at Coca-Cola UNITED’s first-ever women’s conference in March, one of the things she told the more than 400 virtual attendees...
US Treasury: Pandemic relief aid can’t be spent on road, bridge projects
Shortly after President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act into law earlier this spring, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his...
Former CSRS director opens Black-owned architecture firm
Marcus Williams, formerly a director at CSRS, has launched the first Black-owned architecture firm in Baton Rouge since 1981.
Roundup: Pfizer vaccine / Gallup poll / Oil supply glut
Now eligible: Children as young as 12 can expect to start getting Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine Thursday in Louisiana. The state health officer made the...
Louisiana boasts fourth-highest sales tax per capita in nation
Louisiana’s sales tax per capita is the highest in the South and fourth highest in the nation, according to a study by The Tax...
US weekly jobless claims drop to 473,000, a new pandemic low
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are...
Meet Vanessa Graham, owner of VGraham and a 2021 Influential Woman in Business
Starting her own financial management firm was a natural evolution for CPA Vanessa Graham, whose career spans large and small firms and sitting in...
Hudson will block Metro Council discussion tonight of White’s BREC breakup bill
Now that Sen. Bodi White’s bill to break up BREC and create independent park systems for the cities of Central and Zachary has sailed...
Employees returning to the office struggling with anxiety
Pandemic-related anxieties are evolving as many Americans ease themselves into the idea of being in close quarters with other people again, even after being...
Perkins Overpass business owners raising funds for walking path
Several business owners in the Perkins Road overpass area are pooling together their resources to create a walking path underneath the bridge that would...
Roundup: Tech Park Academy / Google / Arts Council
May session: Today is the last day to sign up for the May session of Tech Park Academy as Greg Accardo, an LSU marketing...
Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden sawmill
Weyerhaeuser investing in Holden sawmill
Weyerhaeuser has plans to make a two-phased investment into its Holden facility, economic development officials and Weyerhaeuser announced today.
The project...
Josh Linkner: ‘We can all be everyday innovators’
Here’s how business leaders can encourage their people to bring out the ideas that reside inside them.
For many companies, the concept of innovation within...
Get to know Yolanda Dixon, 2021 Influential Woman in Business
Yolanda Dixon didn’t have a vision or a plan to be the first. She just set out to do her work thoroughly and to...
Nike files plans for 12,000-square-foot apparel store in Towne Center
Nike has applied for permits to build a 12,100-square-foot apparel store in Towne Center.
On behalf of Nike, Kansas-based BRR Architecture filed building, commercial construction...
Roundup: Policing limits / US consumer prices / Sports betting
Misconduct: With no votes to spare, the Louisiana House agreed Tuesday to place new limits on police officers’ wide immunity from civil lawsuits after...
Louisiana private sector strengthens with expansions, openings
Louisiana’s private sector continues to strengthen, with job gains for the third quarter of last year outpacing job losses.
After a tumultuous spring last year,...
